The first move by Portsmouth Water to redevelop their Havant premises has now broken cover with the publication by developers WYG of a briefing note concerning the first stage of an overall development programme. The image below shows West Street at the top, including the entrance to the existing headquarters building, Brockhampton Road to the … Continue reading Portsmouth Water – site proposals
Latest update on the Colt site
As you may have seen in today's Portsmouth News, Southampton based Drew Smith Homes have been awarded funding by Homes England to construct 95 homes on the former Colt site in New Lane, half of which will be offered as 'affordable homes'. It's difficult to make much sense of the illustration included on the press … Continue reading Latest update on the Colt site
Archived – Autumn 2019 Home Page
Autumn 2019 While we may have seemed rather invisible since the Spring, under the radar we've not been idle. To those members who've been expecting rather more regular emails from the Society, the HCS chairman offers an apology. The simple fact is that the committee members are all volunteers who also have other matters and … Continue reading Archived – Autumn 2019 Home Page
The “Railway Cottages”, Langstone Road.
Following the disastrous fire last December, a planning application has recently been submitted for their rebuilding. The site is more formally known as 59 & 61 Langstone Road. The term "Railway Cottages" is something of a misnomer, as the cottages were late 18th century and thus predated the Hayling Billy line by 70+ years. It … Continue reading The “Railway Cottages”, Langstone Road.
Six Bells public house, North Street.
A recent planning application for this site, proposes converting the ground floor into a one bedroom flat and a two bedroom flat. We have objected to this, as we consider that this should remain a commercial unit in some form or other. North Street at ground floor level is still, predominantly, a mix of retail, … Continue reading Six Bells public house, North Street.
Havant Green Spaces Report
Market Parade and the Boys Brigade Gardens. Back in May Councillor Tim Pike approached HCS to consider taking on the voluntary management of some additional green spaces in the town centre. The Market Parade planting area (and two planting areas in front of the station) and the Boys Brigade Gardens had become neglected after a … Continue reading Havant Green Spaces Report
Let’s take back control!
We have heard that phrase enough over the past few years, but no I am not going to discuss the rights or wrongs of Brexit. I have written before about the importance of Place Management and how a sense of place is a vital requirement to establish good community cohesion.A town centre is central to … Continue reading Let’s take back control!
Bats at the Gazebo
At dusk on the evening of August 20th local bat expert and the Hampshire County Bat Recorder, Nik Knight, visited the Gazebo Garden to lead a small group on a bat detection session. Nik had previously visited the garden to advise us on the best location for our bat box, which we hope will be … Continue reading Bats at the Gazebo
Warblington School is now a Listed Building.
This was announced by Historic England yesterday. "Warblington Secondary School, Southleigh Road, Havant, Hampshire - Awarded Listed Building Status List Entry Number: 1459138 Following your application to add the above building to the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, we have now considered all the representations made and completed our assessment … Continue reading Warblington School is now a Listed Building.
A subterranean surprise at the Wessex site
Demolition at the Wessex site had been proceeding at a steady rate until the machinery struck thin air, exposing a large chamber about three metres deep on the site of the large workshop building on the New Lane side. The surprise find has been tentatively identified as the site of a coke oven, a Victorian … Continue reading A subterranean surprise at the Wessex site
Havant Civic Society 